BES15_MS 198

Siglum: BES15_MS 198
Transliteration: l tm bn qdm w rʿy h- nglt
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Translation: By Tm son of Qdm and he pastured near the spring
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Language and Script: Safaitic

Interpretation

Commentary: NGLT – This word is a hapax legomenon in the Safaitic inscriptions. It is attested in CAr, however, with the meaning “outflowing water, spring” (Steingass 1104; Hava 745) that suits this inscription.

[BES15_MS] Stokes, P. The Badia Epigraphic Survey: The Safaitic Inscriptions of Marabb al-Shurafāt BES 2015. OCIANA: Zenodo, 2026. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23482253.

Site: Marabb al-Shurafāt, Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan

Date Found: Jun-15
Current Location: In situ

Updated 19 Oct, 2026 by OCIANA

Cite this Site

Phillip Stokes, 'BES15_MS 198,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 19 Oct, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46882. Accessed: 23 Oct, 2026.